Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Eastern Mole

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Eastern Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Talpidae
Genus	Aproteles	Scalopus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Eastern Mole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

The Bulmer's Fruit Bat (Aproteles bulmerae) is a species in the genus Aproteles. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.